About Badminton Australia
Badminton Australia Ltd is the peak body for the sport of Badminton within Australia, one of the fastest growing sports in Australia. Affiliated with the Badminton World Federation (BWF), we lead and develop the sport of Badminton across the country in partnership with our member State/Territory Sporting Organisations. Badminton has the unique position of being both an Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games sport, and has in excess of 20,000 members and 300,000 participants throughout Australia. The Badminton National Strategic Plan for 2021-2024 will shape the development of badminton in Australia into the future.
Key functions of Badminton Australia include the operation of a High Performance Program, based in Melbourne. Badminton Australia also manages three International Tournaments and four National Carnivals. It also oversees participation, coach and technical official education along with player development.
Badminton Australia has a small group of key staff who are predominantly based out of the Melbourne Headquarters, and a network of volunteers.
About the Role
As the CEO you will bring inspirational leadership, renewal, and innovation for Badminton Australia, creating a clear vision and direction that ensures the effective delivery of strategic and operational plans, and proactive engagement and consultation with key stakeholders.
You will have a passion and desire to lead and grow the sport of Badminton throughout Australia as we lean toward an incredibly exciting decade of sport in Australia.
About You
We are looking for someone that can effectively demonstrate;
- Strong senior management experience with demonstrated leadership skills in sports management, along with the capacity to promote and represent the sport of Badminton at the highest levels
- High level communication skills, particularly the ability to negotiate and advocate for funding on behalf of the sport
- Demonstrated skills in sports marketing and promotion including the capacity to generate sponsorship and partnership arrangements and seek out new opportunities
- Demonstrated ability to manage risk, to analyse and interpret financial information and make decisions that will secure the sport’s long-term future
- Significant experience of managing multiple stakeholders in both a political and commercial context
- Understanding of high performance sport programs
- An ability to work in a small team and complete both the day to day routine tasks of office management as well as the more strategic planning and operations of a National Sporting Organisation
Position Location
This position will be located in Melbourne with travel to other sites and attendance at key events as the senior representative of Badminton Australia.
Application Details
Review the Candidate pack / Job Description.
Applications close at 5.00pm AEST on Sunday 8 January 2023.
No late applications will be accepted.
Giving consideration to the selection criteria in the candidate pack/ job description (qualifications, targeted experience, competencies), applications must include a maximum two-page statement of experience or key results along with a Resume.
If you have any questions after reading the Candidate Pack/ Job Description, please contact Andrew Greenway, President Badminton Australia, andrew.greenway@badminton.org.au to arrange a confidential discussion.
Badminton Australia is committed to protecting children and young people from harm, and we recognise that special care and attention is required for them to feel safe.
Our values of “Real Collaboration, Achieving as a Team, Leadership drives us, Lots of fun, and Yes to Inclusion” underpin the way we deliver, lead and manage people and relate to each other and our stakeholders.